Dear Colleagues,
Above our common objective of promoting the proper and safe conduct of motorcycle sports in our respective FMNs, we should not confine our advocacy to the racetracks and must always be vigilant in continuously seeking ways to improve road safety of common motorcyclists.
In the wake of the marked increase in the number of road accidents involving motorcycles in Metro Manila from 2001 until 2006, the National Motorcycle Sports and Safety Association (NAMSSA), the FMN for the Philippines which I head and supervise took a bold step to address the concern by proposing the creation of a law enforcing the mandatory use of
daytime running lights (DRL) on all motorcycles plying Metro Manila thoroughfares to our local government.
While DRLs on motorcycles may not significantly improve the riders’ ability to see things around them, studies have shown that DRLs increase the likelihood of the motorcycle being noticed, and hence, the chances of contact or collision with the motorcycle is greatly lessened.
In the Philippines, the government agency in charge of overseeing the vehicular and traffic concerns in the metropolis, has finally ratified and passed a law borne from NAMSSA’s initiative, MMDA Resolution No. 07-06 Series of 2007, requiring the use of DRLs on all motorcycles in Metro Manila.
On this note, I enjoin all of you who have not yet adopted this concept to take the same direction since this will have a positive impact on the safety and welfare of motorcyclists in the areas under your jurisdiction.
Should you need more information on DRLs and/or our proposal, please email us at
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This achievement is also publicized in the FIM newsletter issued on October 2009 of the FIM CMT in this link herewith in the Page 2 of the
FIM newsletter.###
